Louvre Removes Sackler Family Name From Its Walls

[Dem Dean]

Source: New York Times

July 17, 2019



The Louvre in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from its walls, becoming the first major museum to erase its public association with the philanthropist family linked with the opioid crisis in the United States.

The Louvre’s collection of Persian and Levantine artifacts is housed in a wing that has been known as the Sackler Wing of Oriental Antiquities since 1997.

But on Wednesday, a plaque acknowledging the Sacklers’ donations had been removed from the gallery’s entrance, and references to “the Sackler Wing” on other signs in the museum had been covered with gray tape.

Members of the Sackler family own Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, an enormously profitable and frequently abused painkiller that is the subject of numerous lawsuits in the United States.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/arts/design/sackler-family-louvre.html

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I know---sorry, knew---two people who died because of the lies promulgated by this horrible family and its representatives, while another friend barely escaped opioid addiction with his life. This is very personal for me. Now if only more U.S. institutions would follow the Louvre's lead!

[ck4829]

1. K&R

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Cover the name, but keep the money?

This is not exactly "erasing" the association with the family.

I wonder if the Sackler family had naming rights built into the donation agreement.

[Dem Dean]

3. Whether or not the Louvre keeps the exhibits is secondary

And they've removed, not covered, the name, which is the slap.

[TeamPooka]

4. 78 billion opiate pills sold in the US

[lapfog_1]

5. El Chapo could learn a thing or two from them - n/t

[dalton99a]

6. The Sackler name should be removed from buildings

https://hyperallergic.com/419850/our-incomplete-list-of-cultural-institutions-and-initiatives-funded-by-the-sackler-family/
Our Incomplete List of Cultural Institutions and Initiatives Funded by the Sackler Family
The secretive family whose pharmaceutical company hid the addictive effects of OxyContin also funds dozens of museums and universities.
Elena Goukassian | January 11, 2018